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Chap 1,2,4,5 Flashcards

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Mental health

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State of well-being in which the individual realizes his/her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively, and be able to contribute to the community.

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MHT role in socialization.

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Provide socialization 
Establish a rapport 
Develop meaningful helpful conversation 
Be positive
Have a sense of humor
Keeping conversation focused on pt
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Basic MHT skills

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Acceptance 
Observe nonverbal cues 
Actively listening 
Caring, compassion, empathy 
Genuine relaxed calm attitude 
Don't get too personally involved 
Maintain your composure
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3 types of communication

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Verbal
Nonverbal
Tone

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What is communication

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All the steps involved in a two way relationship between a person and his environment. Includes the giving and receiving of info between two or more people

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What is Verbal communication

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Spoken or written word

Considered the highest form of communication

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What is nonverbal communication

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Gestures 
Touch
Physical appearance 
Facial expressions 
Distance 
BODY LANGUAGE
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What is aggression

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Defense mechanism, manifested by constructive or destructive acts toward self or others, can lead to physical or verbal violence

Causes the individual to ignore the rights of others

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What is anger

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Emotions triggered in response to threats, insulting situations, or anything that seriously hampers the intended actions of an individual

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What does anger build into?

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Bitterness and it becomes unconscious hurt and breeds a desire to get even

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How is anger expressed? 3 ways

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Hurtful words or actions
Nonverbally, through hostility
Directed back onto self( guilt, anxiety, depression)

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What are characteristics of aggressive behavior?

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Invading personal space
Eye contact
Threatening gestures
Verbal or nonverbal communication

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13
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What are the three types of aggression

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Instrumental
Hostile
Relational

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Why is one aggressive?

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Never learns nonviolent coping skills 
Intellectual disability 
Severe emotional deprivation 
Parental seduction
Exposure to violence in formative years
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15
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Social and cultural norms that reinforce violent behavior result in….

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Physical expression of anger in destructive ways

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What are some social determinates of violence

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Disruption do marriage
Unemployment
Poverty and inability to have the necessities in life
Production of single parent families

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What forms can violence take?

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Emotional, physical, and/or sexual abuse

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What are two types of crisis

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Developmental

Situational

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Define grief

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The emotional process of coping with loss

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National mental health act of 1946

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First legislation to provide funds to research, advanced nursing degree programs, and improved community service for individuals with mental illness

21
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OBRA

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Omnibus budget reform act
Legislated in 1987
Prevents the inappropriate placement of mentally ill into nursing homes

22
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ADA

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Americans with disabilities act

First federal civil rights law to prohibit discrimination against persons with mental and physical disabilities

23
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Mental health act of 1983

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Addressed the rights of people admitted psychiatric hospitals

  • right to refuse admission
  • rights while being treated
  • rights following discharge
24
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What is eustress

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Positive and motivating type of stress

25
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What is a situational crisis

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Crisis that is Unpredictable and occurs suddenly

26
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What is a developmental crisis?

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Crisis that occurs at a predictable time in an individuals life, relating to maturational stages

27
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What is acute stress?

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The flight or flight response

28
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What is loss

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Actual or perceived change in status of ones relationship to a valued person or object

29
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What is cultural identity

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The binding force between members of a group that have common language, family customs, country of origin, religious and political beliefs, sexual orientation, or gender

30
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What are the 5 stages of grief

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Denial 
Anger
Bargaining 
Depression
Acceptance
31
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What are 4 categories of common symptoms of stress

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Physical
Mental
Emotional
Behavioral

32
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What are commons signs of stress

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Increased vs 
Headache 
Insomnia 
Forgetfulness 
Confusion 
Problems concentrating 
Smoking/ drinking
33
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What is distress

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Negative stress in response to a threat that exhausts and drains from the individual

34
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Psychological crisis

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State of disorganization and disarray occurs when usual coping strategies fail or are unavailable

Total inability to control the situation or function in daily activities and leads the individual to find a way out

35
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What is anxiety

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Feelings of apprehension or uncertainty that occurs in response to a real or perceived threat

36
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What is therapeutic milieu

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Safe and secure environment that facilitates the therapeutic interaction between staff and patients

37
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What are ethics

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Well founded standards of right and wrong that prescribe what humans ought to do

38
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What is violence

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Aggressive means to maintain power in a situation or relationship

39
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What are the 4 levels of anxiety

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Mild
Moderate
Severe
Panic

40
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What part of the brain does fight-flight-freeze occur in?

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The primitive or limbic part

41
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What are the three coping strategies covered in class?

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Maladaptive coping
Palliative coping
Adaptive coping

42
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What is palliative coping?

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The solution temporarily relieves the anxiety, but the problem still exist and must be dealt With again in the future

43
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What is trait anger

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General biological leaning toward a volatile personality

Quick- tempered of hot-headed

44
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__________________is our reality

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Perception

45
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What are the five main types of therapy?

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Psychotherapy
Group therapy
Biomedical therapy electroconvulsive therapy
Pharmacological therapy

46
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What is humanist therapy

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Centers on the clients view of the world and his/ her problems. Goal is helping patients realize their potential

47
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What Is Behavioral therapy

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Emphasizes learning with positive and negative reinforcement and observational modeling

48
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What is cognitive behavioral therapy(CBT)

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Cognitive model that focuses on identifying and correcting distorted thinking patterns that lead to emotional distress and problem behaviors

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